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Satellites and remote sensing technologies are providing us with new ways to learn about our planet. Watch the interactive, “Congo River”, and learn how scientists are applying the new data.

What are some river features satellites are now able to map?

How can understanding land cover features help in learning about population and species distribution, and evolution?

How might the whitewater regions of the Congo River have helped bring about the evolution of three different species of Lamprologus?

In what other areas of the world could remote sensing be used to provide scientists with data?

What types of changes in a region might scientists be interested in and why?

Related Links

Related Links from NASA

science@NASA: Earth Science Remote Sensing
http://hurricanes.nasa.gov/earth-sun/technology/remote_sensing.htmlLearn more about how researchers use various techniques to study different phenomena with this overview of remote sensing.

Earth Observatory: Remote Sensing
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/RemoteSensing/remote.htmlExplore how satellites recognize and interpret electromagnetic data, and how they help us learn about our planet.

Remote Sensing
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/teachersite/RSout.htmlGive your students hands-on experience with remote sensing with these easy-to-do lessons and activities.

Science@NASA: Remote Sensing of the Ocean
http://hurricanes.nasa.gov/oceans/living/sensing.htmlIn addition to rivers, oceans are also being studied by remote sensing. Learn about how satellites can tell us even more about our planet.

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